1585 in literature
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See 1585 in poetry
[edit] Births
- ?February - Judith Quiney and Hamnet Shakespeare, twin children of William Shakespeare (d. 1662 and 1596 respectively)
- October 28 - Cornelius Jansen, religious philosopher (d. 1638)
- November 1 - Jan Brożek, Polish polymath (d. 1652)
- December 13 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
- date unknown
- Caspar Bartholin the Elder, polymath (d. 1629)
- Zachary Boyd, Scottish religious writer (d. 1653)
- Thomas Obicini, Italian Orientalist (d. 1632)
[edit] Deaths
- February 13 - Alfonso Salmeron, Jesuit writer (b. 1515)
- June 4 - Muretus, French humanist (b. 1526)
- July 30 - Christian Schesaus, Saxon poet (b. 1535)
- December - Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (b. 1524)
- December 22 - Vittoria Accoramboni, subject of The White Devil (murdered) (b. 1557)
- date unknown
- Pey de Garros, Gascon poet (b. 1530)
- Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Vietnamese poet (b. 1491)
